Tomáš Čatár (born 19 January 1977) is a Slovak former professional tennis player.

Tomáš Čatár
Country (sports) Slovakia
Born (1977-01-19) 19 January 1977 (age 47)
Prize money$43,891
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 239 (21 September 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Highest rankingNo. 388 (17 July 2000)

Biography

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Čatár, who grew up in Bratislava, was a junior semi-finalist at the 1995 French Open.

On the professional circuit he reached a career high singles ranking of 239 in the world and made his only ATP Tour main draw appearances at the 1998 Croatia Open Umag, as a qualifier. He twice featured in the qualifying draw for the Australian Open.

In 1999 he competed for Slovakia at the World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, alongside Karol Kučera and Dominik Hrbatý. He played in two doubles matches, both partnering Hrbaty, against France and the United States. They won the match against France, who were represented by Nicolas Escudé and Guillaume Raoux.[1][2]

A graduate of Auburn University, Čatár is now based in Alabama and works as a tennis coach.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Súpermi Slovenska v modrej skupine SP družstiev v tenise Austrália, USA a Francúzsko". SME (in Slovak). 15 May 1999.
  2. ^ "Sampras Follows Reneberg's Lead". The New York Times. 20 May 1999.
  3. ^ "Fairhope's Catar named USTA Southern Tennis Professional of the Year". GulfCoastNewsToday.com. 6 January 2019.
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